Comments on: MAN CITY v Newcastle – Two Champions League Contenders? In Newcastle’s Eyes, Yes!

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:42:17 +0000

Oh boo hoo.

Nigel De Jong’s challenges are far from dirty (possibly with the exception of that one in the World Cup Final), they are just strong, fair challenges. You made the point yourself, it was STRONG challenge, not dirty.

What you watched yesterday was not a discrace, it was a man making decisions that he thought were correct. There were 48,000 referees in that stadium yesterday and countless more elsewhere, however, only one of them made the decisions that mattered.

By: Cormac Keeley

Cormac Keeley — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:35:11 +0000

I watched the Game today Newcastle v Man City . Firsty De Jong should be banned from Football,Ben Arfa was left sprawled out on the pitch following a strong challenge from Nigel De Jong. This guy was a disgrace in the World Cup. my second point .Things then went from bad to worse as Mike Williamson’s challenge on the advancing Carlos Tevez was deemed to be a foul – although the defender looked to make contact with the ball before his opponent,+ it was outside the box then after Ameobi had his legs swiped from under him by Joleon Lescott in the box and no peno.the ref had no bottle and What i watched today was a disgrace

By: Plattsy

Plattsy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:17:25 +0000

‘entertaining draw with Juventus’ – were we watching the same game? Other than the second half of the first half it was awful!

Very controversial preview – I think in many ways Manchester City and Newcastle fans are similar as regards stereotypes, being innately ambitious and optimistic to the point of delusion, but as a city fan I know that this label isn’t true at all in the majority of cases – I can therefore understand why the Geordies above resent this tag. But I’ve always had a soft spot for Newcastle, and I hope that they do stay up this year – I think they should do comfortably.

It will be interesting to see Barton again – solely with regards his performances on the pitch, he was one of my pre-revolution favourites due to his passion and work rate. Lets see what he does tomorrow!

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:25:28 +0000

I can honestly say that i’ve not seen an article cause so much arguments in a long time.

CC – If you wish to disagree with “View”‘s views (sorry for that), then might I suggest that you write your own blog. It is clear that much effort goes into View’s work and it shows. Oh, less of the “prick” please – we do like to have a little decorum on this site.

As for the game, I honestly can’t see Newcastle troubling us too much – however you never know. Having played so well in patches in the last couple of games, it would be a shame not to step things up this weekend.

I would have thought that it would be every fan’s hope that their team would, at the very least, appear in the top 4 at the end of the season. Hoping for 17th really will not get you anywhere.

By: Mal

Mal — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:38:19 +0000

‘Hopefully, you can understand that opposition fans have always noted your undoubted enthusiasm but perhaps in recent times, that optimism has been taken a step too far.’

Enthusiasm doesn’t mean that we think we will be in the champions league. Your extracts you quote are complimentary but unfortunately you omit the ones reflected in your headline. You are just peddling the myths put forward by southern journalists who think those interviewed on sky sports are typical supporters. As someone said above it’s just lazy journalism. The reality is that the vast majority of us will be happy to stay up this year.
Incidentally I’m glad city are doing well. I’ve always thought they are a proper manchester club with a mainly locally based support (unlike your neighbours) although no doubt your new found success will attract the trophy hunters. Good luck – I hope you do well, but not on Sunday please. You could be right about the key battle.